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Sheila Lautenbacher is a financial advisor with KCPAG Financial Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 20 years of industry experience. She has worked with KCPAG Financial Advisors since 2015 and has prior experience at Securities America Inc. and Kemper Capital Management. Sheila is also involved with KCPAG Insurance Services LLC. KCPAG Financial Advisors LLC offers personalized financial planning, discretionary asset management, and retirement plan consulting for individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business clients. The firm integrates fundamental analysis with institutional model portfolios and third-party platforms, providing tailored investment programs and quarterly account reviews.

Jolene Johnson is a financial advisor with KCPAG Financial Advisors LLC and Kemper Capital Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 27 years of industry experience. She has worked at Kemper Capital Management LLC and KCPAG Financial Advisors LLC since 2008, and previously at Securities America, Inc. from 2007 to 2019. KCPAG Financial Advisors LLC offers personalized financial planning, discretionary asset management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business clients. The firm uses a combination of fundamental analysis, trading strategies, and access to institutional model portfolios and third-party platforms to develop individualized investment programs.

Max Novak is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Core Planning. He previously worked at Facet Wealth, Moneta Group Investment Advisors, Personal Capital, PaySimple, and Southern Illinois University. Outside of his advisory role, Novak holds a position as Director of Client Success at Domain Money, a flat fee financial planning firm. Core Planning provides fee-based financial planning and wealth management to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm customizes investment strategies based on client goals, time horizons, and risk tolerances, utilizing a combination of in-house advice, third-party money managers, and model portfolios.

Michael Nichols is a financial advisor at Prospera Financial Services, Inc. with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Cutter & Company Brokerage, Inc. for 21 years. Prospera Financial Services, Inc. is an enterprise-scale adviser and dually registered broker-dealer serving individuals, corporate and charitable entities, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $12.4 billion across about 207 advisors and offers a range of investment advisory and financial planning services through multiple delivery platforms.

Michael Kaiser is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 1998. In addition to his advisory role, he serves on the board of the Lake Estates Property Owners Association in Marion, Illinois. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Curtis Wharton is a financial advisor at J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been associated with Jonathan Roberts Advisory Group, Inc. and J.W. Cole Financial, Inc. since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he works as a property and casualty insurance producer and is involved with Wharton Enterprises, Ltd. J.W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a national network of over 400 independent representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, access to third-party managers, and various managed account solutions.